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29th May 2025
Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) can provide valuable flexibility for both employers and employees. It allows employees who work beyond their contracted hours to take time off instead of receiving overtime pay. This arrangement can benefit employers by reducing overtime costs, while employees gain additional leave. It’s particularly advantageous in industries with seasonal fluctuations in […]
29th April 2025
In a highly publicised ruling on 16 April 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex. The ruling was made following a case brought by For Women Scotland, a women’s rights advocacy group, against guidance by the Scottish government, which included […]
27th March 2025
This April, a significant number of employment law changes are coming into force. These changes are anticipated to affect millions of employees and employers. Here are the changes to look out for, how you can prepare, and the key pitfalls to avoid. An increase to the Minimum and National Living Wage From 1st April 2025, […]
25th February 2025
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a Government civil servant was unfairly dismissed when she was fired following her interview with BBC Newsnight about the “chaotic” evacuation of Afghan citizens during NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Following NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, Josie Stewart, a Foreign Office civil servant, gave an interview to BBC […]
30th January 2025
UK supermarket chain Morrisons is facing an equal pay claim involving over 7,500 of its shop workers. The Claimants, who are predominantly female, will have to argue that their roles are equal in terms of value to the work performed by the predominantly male, higher-paid employees in Morrisons’ distribution centres. The Claimants have been successful […]
18th December 2024
A former vice-president of Goldman Sachs’ London compliance team has won a sex discrimination claim after being dismissed following his paternity leave. Jon Reeves, who joined the bank in 2007, was let go in September 2022 after taking six months of paternity leave from November 2021 to May 2022. Sachs argued the decision was based […]
26th November 2024
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that Bolt drivers are legally classified as ‘workers’. The ruling means that 15,000 drivers could be eligible for compensation of up to £200 million and more than 100,000 drivers now have a right to minimum wage, holiday and whistleblowing protection. Bolt, an Estonian ride-hailing app which engages over 100,000 drivers […]
29th October 2024
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that the National Opera Studio, the studio responsible for training prominent classical artists including Alfie Boe and Wynne Evans, unfairly dismissed a conductor in the wake of complaints about his use of pronouns towards a young artist. Following a report from a student that his behaviour was “intimidating, bullying and […]
25th September 2024
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to restore an injunction granted by the High Court that prevents Tesco from terminating and re-engaging workers to end their right to ‘retained pay’ benefit. Background In 2007, Tesco reorganised its distribution centres, resulting in a number of sites closing. To avoid losing experienced employees to redundancy, Tesco […]